BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The manpower needs of police stations in Western Visayas will soon be beefed up with the deployment of 354 neophyte police officers. Lt. Col. Joem Malong, spokesperson of the Police Regional Office 6, said yesterday that
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The police stations of Sagay, Sipalay, and Murcia in Negros Occidental also established their own community pantries, following the free food stalls set up by the police stations in Toboso and Escalante City on Tuesday. P/Lt.
BY ADRIAN P. NEMES III The suspect in the gruesome massacre of four family members in Brgy. Tangub, Bacolod City on Easter Sunday was rushed to the Corazon Locsin Montelibano Memorial Regional Hospital Tuesday due to high blood pressure. Station
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson said yesterday that the tight security at the burial of provincial consultant Mariano Antonio “Marton” Cui in San Carlos City, Negros Occidental on Tuesday, was not for him, or any other public
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Despite the denial of the Inter-Agency Task Force to place Negros Occidental under the General Community Quarantine status, Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson called on Negrenses yesterday to act as if “we are under the GCQ”. The
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Former congressman-turned-provincial consultant, Alfredo Abelardo “Albee” Benitez, will transfer his voter’s registration records from Victorias City to Bacolod City today, House Minority leader and Abang Lingkod Rep. Stephen Paduano confirmed yesterday. Paduano said that Benitez has
BY ADRIAN P. NEMES III Several personnel of the Bacolod City Police Office will undergo surveillance testing to determine if they are infected with the coronavirus disease 2019, acting city director, P/Col. Manuel Placido told the DAILY STAR yesterday. Placido
EXHIBIT. These sculptures of Ramon de los Santos are on display at Artful Art Gallery/Cafe along Lacson-18th streets in Bacolod City*
This is always likely to happen. We tend to be spoiled by God’s love because he is infinitely good and merciful, full of love, ready to forgive us no matter how many times we sin and no matter how ugly
Are we becoming a “No Man’s Land”? I almost jumped out of my skin when I heard the news that U.S. President Joe Biden is advising Americans to avoid travel to the Philippines these days! And I thought they were
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Department of Social Welfare and Development reported the distribution of P68,572,529 worth of humanitarian assistance to 325,469 families affected by the El Niño phenomenon in 2,360 barangays in Western Visayas, as of May 7. The
Negros Occidental has the biggest share of the food packs distributed by the Department of Social Welfare and Development to El Niño-affected families in Western Visayas. Negros Occidental received 37,367 food packs, followed by Antique with 33,054 packs, Iloilo with
That’s what Christ told Peter after telling him what to expect as the rock on which Christ would build his Church. (cfr. Jn 21,19) “Amen, amen, I say to you, when you were younger, you used to dress yourself and
Various farm equipment were turned over to the members of two farmers’ associations in Barangay San Isidro E. B. Magalona yesterday by E.B. Magalona Mayor Marvin Malacon’s consultant Ramie Babac and Municipal Agriculturist Efren Garcia Jr., according to a press
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN A former head of the National Bureau of Investigation Anti-Terrorism Division is now leading the NBI Bacolod District Office. Manuel Fayre Jr. replaced Atty. Renoir Baldovino, who had been assigned in Bacolod City for more than
Kabataan Partylist-Negros vehemently condemned the intimidation, psychological harassment, and constant illegal surveillance by the state forces to Florence Guzon, KPL-Negros’ Secretary General, a press release from the group said. Last April 25, state elements went to Guzon’s residence in Talisay
